Check out soon a new reality TV show from Jimmy Lloyd Productions, host and producer of Jimmy Lloyd's Songwriter Showcase airing on NBC, is on its way to you soon. The show captures the passion, drive, struggle and soul of song writers. The competition and pain that goes into making a name for yourself. Check out the trailer here.

Mr. Murphy, I am a student at Long Island University in Brooklyn studying Jazz Performance. I am currently taking a course in music business which requires students to interview a prominent member of the music industry. Below are a few interview questions.

I had the pleasure of talking to Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity while at CMJ in New York. She had just finished serving on a panel entitled "Your Brand is Your Future" and she gave me a few pointers that all bands can use to effectively promote themselves. Check out the video here or on Youtube.

Singer-songwriter Cyndi Harvell has a new CD "From The Echo" which I have been listening to for a week or so and I really love it. While she was at CMJ in NYC, Cyndi stopped by the Norwood Club in New York's Greenwich Village to talk to me about the CD, her tour, and how she is handling the business of making music and promoting herself and the CD.